NASI LEMAK

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~




Nasi Lemak is a very famous dish in both Singapore and Malaysia. It is actually rice cooked with coconut milk and some salt with screwpine leaves to add on the aroma. As the side dishes, you can cook your own sambal, fried white baits, boiled eggs and fried peanut. Omit the peanuts if you have allergies. Even in Australia one can find Nasi Lemak and enjoy them. But it's very expensive here. As a student, I must keep to my budgets. So, I prefer to prepare my own Nasi Lemak. Would you like to cook your own Nasi Lemak, too?

All you have to do is just follow the recipe and you'll get to enjoy your homemade Nasi Lemak. ENJOY MATES! HAPPY COOKING :) Always remember to cook with your heart. Pour in some loves in your dishes. they'll taste better :)

Ingredients:
Rice 500 gr
Coconut milk 100 gr
Pandan leaves 30gr
Water 1.2 litres

For Sambal Anchovies:-
Tamarind Paste 30gr
Red onion 75gr
Dried anchovies 200gr


Method Of Preparation:

1. Wash rice and drain rice. Add coconut milk, water, pinch of salt and
pandan leaves. Cook rice.
2. Rinse the dried anchovies and drain the water.
3. Fry the anchovies until they turn light brown and put aside.
4. Pound the prawn paste together with shallots, garlic, and deseeded
dried chilies with a mortar and pestle.
5. Slice the red onion into rings
6. Soak the tamarind pulp in water for 15 minutes.Squeeze the tamarind
to extract the flavor. Drain the pulp and save the tamarind juice.
7. Heat some oil in a pan and fry the spice paste until fragrant.
8. Add in the onion rings, fry, then add in the anchovies and stir well.
9. Add tamarind juice, salt, and sugar
10. Simmer on low heat until the gravy thickens. Set aside
11. Dish up the steamed coconut milk rice and pour some sambal ikan
bilis on top.
13. Serve with cucumber slices, halved hard-boiled eggs and Spiced Fried
Chicken (separate recipe)

Sambal Belacan:
Garlic 20gr
Shallots 50gr
Dried chilies 50gr
Belacan (prawn paste) 10gr
Salt 5gr
Sugar 15gr


Condiments:-
Eggs 2 nos
Cucumber 100gr


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